Background and Objective: The diagnosis of typhoid fever in children is a challenge due to the non-specific clinical picture. The current role of the Widal test for diagnosis in developing countries has not been clear. Materials and Methods: Charts were reviewed on all children ≤ 15 years of age discharg...

It is a commonplace of clinical teaching that tuberculous pleural effusions contain a high proportion of lymphocytes. This was one of two characteristics noticed by Widal (Widal and Ravaut, 1900), the other being an absence or scarcity of mesothelial (" endothelial ") cells. This second feature is more constant than the first, but for some reason has escaped being generally known. Looking back ...

A laboratory study comparing the Widal slide agglutination test using local antigens produced by Mekar Jaya Diagnostica (SAT-MJD) with imported antigens (Murex, Abbott) was carried out on 55 sera of typhoid fever patients with positive blood culture and 56 sera of non-typhoid febrile patients. The SAT-MJD antigens consisted of a mixture of 5 different phage-types of S. typhi dominantly found in...

AIM To determine the possibility of leptospirosis among patients from urban slums presenting with febrile illness during monsoon and post-monsoon season. METHODS Evidence of leptospirosis in 180 patients with febrile illness was determined by looking for presence of immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies by leptospiral IgM enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The test was carried out on 160 ...

Anti typhoid properties of methanol leaves extract of Acacia nilotica was investigated. The phytochemical screenings for detection of the presence of bioactive constituents were carried out. A of mice with Salmonella typhi parasites treating them with leave extract of Acacia nilotica followed by widal tests. The phytochemical screening of the methanol leave extract of Acacia nilotica revealed t...

Typhoid fever is an infection caused by a strain of bacteria called Salmonella typhi, which is related to the bacteria that causes salmonella food poisoning. The infection can affect the whole body and damage multiple organs. Unless treated, this infection can have life threatening consequences. A 20 year old girl was examined suffering from high fever from one week and abdominal pain for few d...

Enteric fever is a systemic infection caused by Salmonella serotypes; S. typhi, S. paratyphi A, S. paratyphi B, S. paratyphi Cand S. sendai (Mandell GL et al, Parker MT). It is characterized by malaise, fever, abdominal discomfort, transient rash, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, bradycardia, and leucopenia. Major complications are intestinal hemorrhage and perforation (Hook EW et al). It is still a...